Wayne Rooney is prepared to submit a transfer request by the end of the week
in an attempt to force Manchester United to sell him to Chelsea before the
start of the Barclays Premier League season.

Contrary to some reports yesterday, Rooney remains extremely unsettled at
United and, as The Times reported on Friday, is determined to
engineer a transfer to Chelsea after being seduced by the prospect of
becoming the focal point of José Mourinho’s attack. A formal transfer
request, which had previously been regarded as an option of last resort, is
now regarded as the next step unless